Author Archives: reelentropy

‘Godland’

Posted on May 18, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 Godland, the Danish/Icelandic masterpiece that rounded major 2022 festivals and immediately raised writer/director Hlynur Pálmason into an international filmmaker to watch, is one of those movies that’s barley worth analyzing because it’s so obviously perfect on the surface. It’s … Continue reading →

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‘Paint’ is one of my new favorite movies

Posted on May 18, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 Paint is so funny I almost choked on my popcorn and died several times while watching it, but there’s nothing funny about how well-made it is. This is a beautiful, almost haunting film about personal stagnation, longing and missed … Continue reading →

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Deliberately overthinking ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ to play out the fantasy that someone is paying me to do this

Posted on May 18, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a manmade horror beyond my comprehension – not as an assessment of quality, but as a fact about its nature. As far as man-made horrors go, it’s pretty high-quality. Brooklyn- Mario and Luigi … Continue reading →

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Steel yourself for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

Posted on May 6, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is more intense than it is good. It’s very well made and there’s a lot of value that you wouldn’t be expecting as a natural extension of the series, but plenty of people … Continue reading →

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There’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ movies now?

Posted on May 4, 2023 by reelentropy

7/10 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is fast and fun, much better than it has any right to be. The quote is “a great movie is three great scenes and no bad ones,” and there isn’t anything in this … Continue reading →

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